Montana on Tuesday October 27, 2009

MT: State senator pleads not guilty to 3 felonies related to boat crash
By Michael Jamison, Billings Gazette
KALISPELL, Mont. - State Sen. Greg Barkus pleaded not guilty this morning to three felony charges, all related to an Aug. 27 boating accident on Flathead Lake.
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MT: Mont shuts down wolf hunting for much of state
By The Associated Press, Casper Star-Tribune
Wolf hunting will end after sunset on Monday across most of southern Montana after the region's quota for the predators was exceeded on the first day of the general hunting season.
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MT: Ex-governor praised at birthday bash
By Charles S. Johnson, Billings Gazette
About 300 people gathered in Helena over the weekend to wish former Gov. Tim Babcock a happy 90th birthday.
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MT: Montana FWP asks hunters to help with research projects
By The Associated Press, Missoulian
As Montana's general big game hunting season kicks off, the state Department of Fish, Wildlife, and Parks is asking hunters to help on some animal research projects.
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CA: Western lawmakers focus on regional collaboration
By Ben Neary, The Associated Press, The San Diego Union-Tribune
JACKSON, Wyo. — Lawmakers from many western states agreed Monday that they should consider collaborating on developing technology to capture and store the carbon gas that's generated from burning fossil fuels.
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WY: Wyo. governor talks energy with Western lawmakers
By Ben Neary, The Associated Press, The Idaho Statesman (Boise)
JACKSON, Wyo. -- Wyoming Gov. Dave Freudenthal on Monday warned western state lawmakers that despite easy platitudes about working together, competition among the states often blocks interstate cooperation.
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